I found out late last week that I get to go out West, to Great Falls, Montana, for a week!
Yes, it's for work, so it's not like a vacation, really - but I'm excited nonetheless.
My boss, Linda, and myself are attending training and certification to become certified reverse mortgage counselors. (It's one more notch in the proverbial belt of training I can use in my eventual bid to take over the world.) We leave Saturday, 11/29 and come back Friday, 12/5.
A little info: reverse mortgages are basically loans against your home that you do not have to pay back for as long as you live there. They are typically given to homeowners who are 62 and older, have most or all of their mortgage paid for, and need more than their fixed income to make ends meet each month. People are turning to this option as they see a plateau in their Social Security income, pension, or retirement payouts, while cost of living keeps going up.
There's a lot of studying to be done prior to leaving for the trip...ugh. But we get a full day of "fun" out there on Sunday, to just bum around, before getting into the nitty-gritty. We cram for two days, take the certification exam on the third day, then observe certified counselor the last two days to get the "feel" for it.
I'll let you all know how it goes - and hopefully I'll have some nice scenic pictures to post of Montana. I haven't been there since I was 18, but from what I recall - mountains. Lots of mountains.
2 comments:
Have a safe trip and have fun in the wild west!
You'll have a great time. I love it out there. So beautiful...even if you have to work too. Yay - work paying for travels rules!
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